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Hikaru Plays Brilliant Semifinal Against Top 10 Player

February 13, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Join WGMs @Anna Rudolf and @Keti Tsatsalashvili as they recap an important second day of semifinal action at the FIDE Grand Prix in Berlin! Today’s game is between @GMHikaru and Richard Rapport. Following a flawless group stage, Hikaru beat the Hungarian GM in their first game and only needed to draw today to advance to the final… The Grand Prix is a group + knockout event with the top 2 players after all 3 legs qualifying for the Candidates Tournament!

FIDE Grand Prix details:
🏆 https://go.chess.com/FIDEGP2022

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